Fire to Sitia Lassithi sounded an alarm at the Fire Brigade. The flames came close to houses in the Petra community.
The fire started late yesterday (30.04.2025) in the evening by area with reedsnear the settlement of Petras in Sitia.
8 firefighting vehicles with 32 firefighters and a group of EMME (Special Forestry Unit) rushed to the spot, with the fire currently being at this time (ed. 00:00) in recession.
The area where the fire broke out is near a inhabited area.
Fortunately, the risk of expansion into houses was avoided due to the immediate intervention of the Fire Brigade.